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Reindeer Games Christmas Tree Farm is going into the B&B business, and Holly White is looking forward to her new role as innkeeper. Even better, Mistletoe, Maine's sheriff, Evan Gray, has deputized his little sister Libby to help Holly wrap presents for Mistletoe's toy drive. But a cold wind ruffles the cheery holiday decorations when a new guest checks in: Karen, a vicious B&B critic, who could make or break the new inn. And the short December days turn even darker when Evan and Libby find Karen's dead body in the gift-wrapped toy donation box.
The suspect list is longer than Santa's naughty list, and local resident Cookie is on it, since her fingerprints are all over the murder weapon, a metal nutcracker that she gave to Holly. So is Libby, who recently moved to town from Boston in less-than-savory circumstances. But cranky Karen was an oh-holy-nightmare to lots of the townsfolk, such as Evan's reporter friend Ray; Christopher, the inn's former contractor; and confectioner Bonnie, whose Gum Drop Shop was a direct target of Karen's scathing prose.
To figure out the killer's identity and clear Cookie's name, Holly and her friends brainstorm at The Hearth, the farm's café, while her mother keeps them fueled with Christmas goodies fresh from the oven. But if they can't put the culprit on ice, Holly may never see another Christmas.
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- ISBN: 9781643857770
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July 15, 2021
In a town fueled by holiday spirit, the murder of a Grinch-like reviewer spawns a few suspects too many. The Yule-centric town of Mistletoe, Maine, is in the holiday spirit as Holly White's family works to make The Hearth, the new caf� offshoot of their Christmas Tree Farm, a hit. What they really need is a killer review from Karen Moody of New England Magazine. The trouble is that Karen is, well, a real Karen who seems determined to find all sorts of things wrong with her experience. Sure, she can have a horse-drawn carriage drive her from the main hall to dinner, but it seems so inefficient: What if her dinner gets cold in the meantime? Instead of giving Karen the eye roll she so rightly deserves, Holly resolves to play good hostess while hoping her efforts can translate into positive vibes from the cosmos and glowing words from Karen. At least Holly's friend the irreverent Cookie Cutter is around to lighten the mood along with Cookie's companion goat, Theodore. But trouble comes on the scene when someone offs Karen using a metal nutcracker that was Cookie's Christmas gift to Holly. Holly's determined to find the real killer to save Cookie from taking the heat, even if investigating puts her at odds with boyfriend and sheriff Evan Gray's pleas to let him take care of his own case. But Holly knows Cookie doesn't belong in jail, and who would watch Theodore if she couldn't? Unfortunately, a victim as disliked as Karen makes everyone a suspect. Wholesome as the Christmas Tree Farm, with a little humor as a bow.COPYRIGHT(2021) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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